X is altering how the block button works

Elon Musk has made no secret that he’s of the block button. Now, X is altering how blocks work on its platform, although it’s (for now) stopping wanting Musk’s want of nuking the function completely.

As a substitute, X is tweaking the visibility of replies within the context of a block. Beforehand, a consumer may block somebody on X and nonetheless reply to their posts. And the one who was blocked wouldn’t be capable of view that reply or know the one who had blocked them was partaking with their posts. That’s now being rolled again in order that customers will be capable of see direct replies even when the individual posting has blocked them. In a submit from X’s engineering staff, the corporate stated the change is “a part of our ongoing dedication to aligning the block function with our rules as a public city sq..”

The submit additionally hinted that there could also be extra adjustments coming to blocks, which is likely one of the most generally used security options on the service. “Our purpose is to permit customers to manage their expertise whereas sustaining the general public visibility of posts,” the corporate stated. That would appear to align with earlier feedback from Musk, who has stated on {that a} public-facing “block” function “is not sensible” and that “block goes to be deleted as a ‘function,’ aside from DMs.”

For now, the adjustments to blocking aren’t that drastic. In reality, they might even be welcomed by some customers who need extra visibility into what persons are saying about them on the platform. However the truth that X is beginning to change the visibility of beforehand blocked content material may be an indication of extra vital adjustments to return.